Mauritania declined an invitation from the Polisario to a conference titled «From occupation to self-determination: a comparison between Western Sahara and Palestine», reveals a media outlet in Nouakchott. The meeting, organized on September 10 in Geneva on the sidelines of the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, notably saw the presence of the ambassadors of South Africa and Namibia. Mauritanian parties had already ignored, on June 6, an invitation from the
Africa-focused energy company Chariot Limited has announced that drilling at its Anchois-3 well in Morocco, as part of the Anchois gas project in the Lixus Offshore License, is bearing positive results. In a statement released on Wednesday, September 11, the company announced that preliminary interpretation indicates the presence of gas-bearing reservoirs in the B sands, which is an appraisal objective of the well. Chariot said that «the early analysis of the well confirms the presence
Moroccans were the fourth most likely nationality to receive residence permits in European Union member states in 2023, according to statistics published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). Of the more than 3.7 million initial residence permits issued in the EU for non-EU citizens in 2023, Moroccans accounted for 179,200. 50.3 percent of the permits were granted to Moroccans for family reasons, 20.3 percent for work, 20 percent for study, and 9 percent for other reasons. In
Morocco's Ministry of Health confirmed a case of Monkeypox (mpox) in Marrakech, with the patient in stable condition. Health expert Dr. Tayeb Hamdi emphasized the importance of vigilance, basic hygiene measures, and international cooperation to prevent the virus from spreading further.
The European Union is launching a new support program for the construction and upgrading of disaster areas in Morocco one year after the disastrous earthquake that hit the country and killed around 3000 people. Spanning the period from 2024 to 2028, the Integrated Program for the Reconstruction and General Upgrading of Disaster Areas will focus on the reconstruction of public buildings and the financing of eligible households to rebuild or rehabilitate housing, according to a call for
The Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA) has issued a notice informing travelers planning to travel to Belgium through Charleroi Airport that the Brussels facility is experiencing traffic disruptions due to ongoing social movements. In its notice, published Thursday on social media, ONDA urges travelers to or from this airport to «check the status of their flights by contacting their airlines before heading to the airport» to avoid delays or flight cancellations caused by the
On Wednesday, September 11, the Versailles Court of Appeal in France sentenced the former mayor of Mantes-la-Jolie, El-Haimer Khattari, to two years in prison, with one year being unsuspended. Le Parisien reports that the prison sentence is to be served at home with an electronic bracelet. Additionally, he received a five-year ineligibility sentence. Khattari was indicted in 2021 for «witness tampering», following the emergence of a racketeering scandal involving shopkeepers at the
A Royal Armed Forces (FAR) drone struck two Polisario vehicles yesterday near the border with Mauritania. According to a Moroccan source close to the matter, the provisional toll from the strike indicates that two members of the Front's militias were killed, and another was wounded, the source told Yabiladi. Meanwhile, a Polisario-affiliated media outlet offered a different account, claiming the strike targeted «Sahrawi civilians who were attempting to enter the liberated territories of
The Polisario continues to exploit the Palestinian issue to support its cause. With backing from the «Geneva Group», which includes Algeria, South Africa, and Namibia, the Front organized a conference on the sidelines of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council under the theme: «From Occupation to Self-Determination: A Comparison Between Western Sahara and Palestine». The event was attended by the South African and Namibian ambassadors, along with the Polisario's
At the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, countries that support Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara made their voices heard. In a statement read yesterday at a session of the HRC on behalf of 40 States, the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Hector Virgilio Alcántara, affirmed that «the question of the Sahara is a political dispute dealt with by the Security Council, which has recognized the preeminence of the autonomy initiative presented by Morocco as a
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